CSP2601
Assignment 5
Portfolio
Due 21 August 2025
, CSP2601: Portfolio
Assessment task 5
Closing date: 21 August 2025
Total marks: 100
Question 1: QUIZ (15 marks total)
1.1
A. Both statements are correct.
• The South African Schools Act (No. 84 of 1996) does aim to redress past
injustices.
• Provincial governments must establish and maintain schools, including for
learners with special needs.
1.2
C. Only statement A is correct.
• School governing bodies may budget for more posts than required by law.
• Parents do have a right to appeal against decisions regarding school fees.
1.3
A. Both statements are correct.
• Education White Paper 6 has a 10-year implementation framework and
acknowledges systemic barriers like curriculum inflexibility and language issues.
1.4
A. Both statements are correct.
, • The SIAS policy indeed aims to identify learning barriers and includes a clear
protocol for screening and planning support.
1.5
C. Only statement A is correct.
• SIAS promotes a holistic, not deficit-focused, approach.
• Statement B contradicts SIAS – assessment should not be unidimensional or
deficit-based.
1.6
D. Only statement B is correct.
• Positive psychology encourages optimism and reduces pathological thought – it’s
not solely about mental illness (that’s traditional psychology).
1.7
B. Both statements are incorrect.
• Seligman criticised traditional psychology for focusing too much on disorders –
he promoted a strengths-based approach.
1.8
D. Only statement B is correct.
• Statement A is incorrect: the Exosystem includes settings that indirectly affect the
child (e.g., parents’ work), not direct school interaction.
• Statement B correctly defines the Microsystem.
Assignment 5
Portfolio
Due 21 August 2025
, CSP2601: Portfolio
Assessment task 5
Closing date: 21 August 2025
Total marks: 100
Question 1: QUIZ (15 marks total)
1.1
A. Both statements are correct.
• The South African Schools Act (No. 84 of 1996) does aim to redress past
injustices.
• Provincial governments must establish and maintain schools, including for
learners with special needs.
1.2
C. Only statement A is correct.
• School governing bodies may budget for more posts than required by law.
• Parents do have a right to appeal against decisions regarding school fees.
1.3
A. Both statements are correct.
• Education White Paper 6 has a 10-year implementation framework and
acknowledges systemic barriers like curriculum inflexibility and language issues.
1.4
A. Both statements are correct.
, • The SIAS policy indeed aims to identify learning barriers and includes a clear
protocol for screening and planning support.
1.5
C. Only statement A is correct.
• SIAS promotes a holistic, not deficit-focused, approach.
• Statement B contradicts SIAS – assessment should not be unidimensional or
deficit-based.
1.6
D. Only statement B is correct.
• Positive psychology encourages optimism and reduces pathological thought – it’s
not solely about mental illness (that’s traditional psychology).
1.7
B. Both statements are incorrect.
• Seligman criticised traditional psychology for focusing too much on disorders –
he promoted a strengths-based approach.
1.8
D. Only statement B is correct.
• Statement A is incorrect: the Exosystem includes settings that indirectly affect the
child (e.g., parents’ work), not direct school interaction.
• Statement B correctly defines the Microsystem.
